Avarua, Cook Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Avarua (Cook Islands, Rarotonga). Current time: Monday, 2026-09-21, 11:58 (GMT-10:00) Pacific/Rarotonga . All times are shown in Avarua local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 73.34%, Maximal illumination for this day: 81.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 06:50; remaining time: 4d 18h 51m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:27
Moonset:	03:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 881 km
249 717 mi
Avarua ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 112 km
250 482 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Avarua on map:

Avarua

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-10:00
Latitude:	-21.20778°
Longitude:	-159.775°
Country:	Cook Islands Rarotonga
Population:	13 373

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 77.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 52 minutes. (≈10.12 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 133°

Avarua, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -28.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 131.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-19	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	12:38:00	13:32:00	14:27:00	15:22:00	16:15:00
Moonset:	01:47:00	02:34:00	03:18:00	03:58:00	04:34:00

Avarua moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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